Category: Industry reports

252 articles

Industry reports
Tucows Q4 Domains: decent $61.8 million revenue. Investor reaction: falling stock price.
by Lukasz Gawior · 27 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Tucows is one of the most interesting companies in the domain market in my opinion. It has its own specificity. It is distinctive and has an…
Industry reports
ICANN spent $5 million more than planned
by Kamil Kołosowski · 23 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
ICANN, the global coordinator for the Internet’s system of domains, reported spending $72 million out of its $74 million revenue in the six months leading up…
Industry reports
.CFD market’s rapid registration surge
by Kamil Kołosowski · 22 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
In just one year, the domain market has witnessed an extraordinary transformation. The nTLD .cfd extension, initially recording 153,650 active domains in February 2023, achieved an impressive growth, soaring to 1,338,690 domains by February 2024.
Industry reports
Shift: VPS over Resellers
by Kamil Kołosowski · 21 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
In December 2023, HostGator withdrew from offering Reseller hosting services, replacing them with a VPS server offer. As we learned from HostGator’s website and in direct conversations with their staff, the change may have its roots fully linked to Network Solution. Price-wise, it’s… expensive. Even very much so.
Industry reports
GoDaddy’s stock reaches all-time high, with the company’s value nearing $16 billion USD.
by Lukasz Gawior · 14 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
In the latest financial report released by GoDaddy Inc., the renowned web services company has showcased a stellar performance, underscoring its resilience and growth potential in the hosting market. Let's delve into the details of GoDaddy's financial results, contextualizing them within the broader narrative of shareholder expectations.
Industry reports
Verisign’s 2023 performance
by Kamil Kołosowski · 12 Feb 2024 · 5 min read
We check Verisign's report for the last quarter of 2023 and compare it with statements for previous years. Is the registrar holding up well despite declines in maintained domains? What are its plans for this year? We already know!
Industry reports
Merging giants: Nexcess meets Liquid Web
by Kamil Kołosowski · 9 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
With over 500,000 sites under its belt and a global footprint spanning 150 countries, the unified brand promises to offer an unparalleled range of web hosting services. This includes leveraging Nexcess’s ecommerce prowess and Liquid Web’s robust hosting platforms to innovate and elevate hosting technologies continually.
Industry reports
OVH opens its first two local zones
by Kamil Kołosowski · 8 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
OVHcloud is just launching its first two Local Zones in Europe. However, plans go further and by 2026 they want to have as many as 150 Local Zones of their own. We check it out and compare it to the competitor.
Industry reports
Namecheap further on the warpath with ICANN
by Kamil Kołosowski · 7 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Namecheap is once again suing ICAAN after a one-year break. Today we’re going to dig deeper into the chronological sequence of events that showcases Namecheap’s relentless pursuit to safeguard domain name price caps.
Industry reports
From web to wallet: GoDaddy and ENS’s revolutionary crypto collaboration
by Kamil Kołosowski · 5 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
This partnership aims to seamlessly integrate traditional domain names with blockchain technology, enabling a new level of interaction between web users and crypto wallets.
📬

Stay in the loop

Weekly digest of the best hosting news, reviews and industry moves.

🚀

Reach hosting professionals

Sponsor webhosting.today and get in front of hosting buyers, founders and engineers.

50k+monthly readers
715articles
Become a sponsor →